Texas RB D'Onta Foreman declares for NFL draft

Updated 3:40 pm, Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Texas junior D'Onta Foreman enters the NFL draft on the strength of a 2,000-yard season as a junior.

Texas junior D'Onta Foreman enters the NFL draft on the strength of a 2,000-yard season as a junior.

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Texas RB D'Onta Foreman declares for NFL draft

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AUSTIN -- Texas running back D'Onta Foreman will forgo his senior season and make himself eligible for next spring's NFL draft, he announced Wednesday.

Foreman, who became only the second player in UT history to rush for at least 2,000 yards in a season, said during a press conference on campus that he wanted to "strike while the iron is hot."

Scouts expect him to be a early-round pick.

As a high school player at Texas City, Foreman was not as prized as his twin brother, Armanti, a UT wide receiver. D'Onta Foreman was pegged as a mere two-star recruit by Rivals, and did not receive any scholarship offers until well after his brother was inundated with them.

But during three seasons with the Longhorns, he emerged as a legitimate pro prospect, leading the nation in rushing as a junior while becoming the favorite to win the Doak Walker Award.

Wednesday, he said it was "a hard decision" to leave the Longhorns, but said he was encouraged to go pro after his brother reminded him it was what they always had dreamed of.